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US Open: Qualifier Emma Raducanu storms into semis
Emma, 18, defeated No. 11 seed Blenda 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday evening. Just two months after her breakthrough run to the round of 16 in her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon, the World No.150 Emma is now into the final four of a major in just her second appearance.
US Open: Zverev storms into semis with 16th win in a row
The fourth seed, who is on a winning streak since the start of the Tokyo Olympics in July, raced past Harris, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-4 at the Flushing Meadows here. Zverev hit 43 winners and broke service four times to make back-to-back semis in New York."He was serving incredible, in the first set especially." Zverev,
IOC bans North Korea for missing Tokyo Olympics, helps over 100 escape from Afghanistan
The IOC is closely monitoring the situation regarding the participation of women and girls from Afghanistan in sports and will decide on this issue as per the Olympic Charter. The decision to suspend North Korea's National Olympic Committee (NOC) from the Olympic movement till the end of 2022 was taken in IOC's first executive board meeting after the Tokyo Olympic Games.
India off to good start in Online Chess Olympiad
India, who shared rhe title with Russia in 2020, are in the 10-team Pool B in the competition in which 40 teams have been divided into four groups of 10 teams each, the top two teams from which will qualify for the knockout stages.
Dhoni joins India team as mentor for T20 WC, Ashwin returns to squad
Dhoni will work closely with India team head coach Ravi Shastri during the competition, said Indian cricket board secretary Jay Shah during the announcement of the India squad in a press conference. Off-spinner R Ashwin makes a return to India team in white-ball cricket after four years. The main squad comprises 15 members while there are three standbyes.
Vinesh undergoes elbow surgery; WFI clueless about how she got injured
On August 31, the 27-year-old Haryana grappler had pulled out of the World Championship trials after competing in her opening bout. At that time, she had cited "dizziness" as the reason. "I don't know what happened to me. It's not an injury. I felt dizzy," Vinesh had said. However, on Wednesday, she shared her picture on Twitter while on a hospital bed.
Asian Youth Games postponed until December 2022
The 3rd Asian Youth Games was originally scheduled to be held in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province from November 20-28, 2021. The new schedule will be December 20-28, 2022, according to the COC statement. Shantou won the right to host the 3rd Asian Youth Games in 2019. The Asian Youth Games are among the top five multisport events in Asia.
Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golfer to be granted Dubai Golden Visa
The 49-year-old joined a list of illustrious sportsmen such as footballers Christiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo and Romel Lukaku; reigning tennis World No. 1 Novak Djokovic; Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik of Pakistan, among others. The list also includes Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt.
India's bowling, particularly seam attack, exceptional: Hussain, London
"There are still vulnerabilities in their batting and Ajinkya Rahane looks horribly out of nick, but their bowling, particularly the seam attack, is exceptional. Bumrah, for me, is the best multi-format bowler in the world. Kohli is the driving force, of course, and winning in England is the final frontier for him. It would be some legacy," said Hussain.
High-intensity five-setters took a toll on me: Carlos Alcaraz
Auger-Aliassime made his first major semifinal at the US Open after Spanish giant-killer Alcaraz retired due to an undisclosed injury 6-3, 3-1 at the Flushing Meadows. Alcaraz had made history at this US Open, becoming the tournament's youngest men's quarterfinalist in the Open Era.
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